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3D for Netbeans 6.0 - Developer Edition of OpenGl-Pack released 📎
A developer release of the OpenGL-Pack for the recent Netbeans 6.0 IDE is available for download. The installation is easy - the modules are downloaded via the update center (but they are not included in the NBM-file). The OpenGL-Pack requires daily builds which are newer than M10+, I tested it with the daily build from the 10.08.2007. There are some really interesting features:
- OpenGL Shading Language Compiler/Linker integration and syntax highlighting
- Compile and Link arbitrary shaders
- Auto Completion with GLSL doc
- JOGL Components now via FormDesigner palette available
- Ready to run JOGL Demo Projects and RedBook samples included
- OpenGL Capabilities Viewer
See also screenshots from "New and Noteworthy". There are some impressive NB-Sample Projects (e.g. JOGLProceduralTexturePhysicsDemo) already included. The OpenGL-Pack is well documented - which is unusual for the first public developer release. The compiler as well as the syntax highlighting are seamlessly integrated into the IDE.